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An American tourist who bit off a man’s bottom lip during a fight at Munich’s Oktoberfest was given a suspended sentence by a German court on Monday. The attack took place inside the Oktoberfest tent. The American woman, named as Tesia D., was sentence to one year and nine months suspended after she ripped off three centimetres of flesh from a 23-year-old man’s lip. Victim, Australian Ben M., was celebrating in the popular Hofbräu tent at the beer festival with friends on September 27th when Tesia D. put her elbow in one of his friend’s faces. Bild newspaper reported on Tuesday that a fight then started during which the 30-year-old American bit down on the lower lip of Australian for several seconds. A piece of flesh was ripped from his lip. Read Article

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The Local Germany reports that Germany’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that its embassy in Afghanistan was shut but declined to comment on a media report it had been closed in response to a “serious” security threat. “It is correct that the German embassy in Kabul is currently closed,” a foreign ministry spokesman told AFP, […]

According to israelhayom.com reports that the body of Yam Levi, 23, who went missing 10 days ago, was found at the ski site in Bavaria where she was travelling • “Yam went up the mountain on a cable car and decided to descend by foot; it seems that she slipped and fell to her death,” […]

According to ynetnews.com, a 23-year-old Israeli woman from central Israel has been missing in Germany for more than five days. Yam Levy, from the Modiin area, embarked on a trip to southern Germany in early September. After a week in Munich she headed to Immenstadt, a Bavarian town near the German Alps and Swiss border, […]

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As reported by Dailymail.co.uk, a young German tourist has died in a hospital in Maui, Hawaii, one week after she lost her right arm in a horrific shark attack. Lana Lutteropp, 20, had been on life support and in ‘very critical condition’ at Maui Memorial Medical Center since she was pulled from the water last […]

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According to rtl.be, a Belgian fifties died Thursday afternoon in a car accident in Hellenthal-Dickerscheid, near the border with the Eastern Townships, reported several media. The information was confirmed by the Foreign Affairs. A 22 year old man lost control of his car and dark in the direction of two scooter riders. The first, a […]

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As reported by Abc.net.au, three European backpackers are recovering in hospital after their camper van rolled near Shark Bay. The vehicle rolled several times just before midday yesterday on the Denham/Hamelin Road, south of the tourist town. Read Article

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Autosport.com reports that the Formula 1 cameraman injured when he was struck by a wheel from Mark Webber’s Red Bull will remain in hospital having suffered broken bones and bruises. Paul Allen was hit on his left hand side by the right rear wheel of Webber’s car, which flew off after it was not attached […]

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Eturbonews.com reported that, a fake Saudi prince was jailed for five years today for the kidnapping and torture of a Dutch tourist. Instead, he was kidnapped and taken to an apartment in Sharjah where he was beaten with sticks and forced to strip while being videotaped. Read Article

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on June 1 2013 Schwaebische.de reported that, a 62-year-old pilot of a motorized glider crashed last Monday on the airfield Klippeneck. The cause of the incident is still unclear, according to police Tuttlingen. Two experts from the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) in Stuttgart started immediately to investigate the reasons for the tragic […]